Cultivating Kindness With Karen The idea of fitting in and/or belonging is very desirable for most people. As young children we are both taught and role modelled to fit in or to belong to a certain family or community. Well, what if the need to fit in or

Cultivating Kindness With Karen When you practice something you become more proficient at it and usually whatever it is becomes easier for you. To become an expert at something, some people say you need to practice it for 10,000 hours; assuming you are p

Cultivating Kindness With Karen Do you ever think about what impact, or influence, your energy has on you, your family, your home? How about on your colleagues at work or complete strangers in the store while you are shopping? We cannot separate ourselve

Cultivating Kindness With Karen Does this sound like a lofty statement, or perhaps egotistical, depending on who is saying "see your value for the world requires you"? 'Does the world really require me?' you may be thinking. The answer is a great big YES

Cultivating Kindness With Karen If you are a regular listener to Cultivating Kindness With Karen you will know that Karen uses Oracle cards as part of her preparation for every show. For Karen, they are very helpful. That being said, Karen has also used

Cultivating Kindness With Karen Typically the question is 'who is influencing you?'. Ask yourself 'what is influencing me?'. The list of what is having an influence on, or over, you is extensive. Pausing and looking at this question is really important a

Cultivating Kindness With Karen  What comes to mind when you think or say 'Everyday in everyway I am getting better and better'? Do you smile? Do you feel down? Where do your thoughts go? Or are these words that do not touch you? Better? Everyday in every

Cultivating Kindness With Karen  When you were young did a parent, or friend, ever say to you "who did that to you?". Most people will answer 'yes' and this is the beginning of learning how to blame others. The beginning of taking ourselves out of the equ

Cultivating Kindness With Karen  Do you like surprises? Perhaps you only like a certain type of surprises. The unexpected surprises can cause a lot of people stress or anxiety. Even the surprises you expect can bring with them their own interruptions to l

Cultivating Kindness With Karen  How do you enjoy the experience of something that is often, if not constantly, moving from happy and pleasant to sad and miserable? Very few people are truly enjoying their life on a daily basis. It is so easy to feel knoc